Question 1

Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?

Accepted Answer

A) Sophocles 
B) Euripides 
C) Socrates 
D) Polynices 
A) Sophocles 
B) Euripides 
C) Socrates 
D) Polynices

Question 2

What story was told by the Laocoön sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A) A boy steering a chariot into the sun 
B) A nymph fleeing the god Apollo 
C) A wicked god attempting to kill and eat his own children 
D) A priest and his sons being strangled by sea serpents 
A) A boy steering a chariot into the sun 
B) A nymph fleeing the god Apollo 
C) A wicked god attempting to kill and eat his own children 
D) A priest and his sons being strangled by sea serpents

Question 3

What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?

Accepted Answer

A) a mathematical formula for human proportions 
B) a design for a previously unknown weapon 
C) the proportions of celestial bodies 
D) the makeup of the ideal state 
A) a mathematical formula for human proportions 
B) a design for a previously unknown weapon 
C) the proportions of celestial bodies 
D) the makeup of the ideal state

Question 4

_______________________ Directing council of the Athenian Assembly

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Directing council of the Athenian Assembly...

Question 5

What events do Plato's works the Apology, the Crito, and Phaedo record?

Accepted Answer

A) Socrates' final days 
B) The Peloponnesian War 
C) The Alexandrian Wars 
D) The teachings of Ptolemy 
A) Socrates' final days 
B) The Peloponnesian War 
C) The Alexandrian Wars 
D) The teachings of Ptolemy

Question 6

According to Aristotle, why did Oedipus deserve to suffer for his actions?

Accepted Answer

Oedipus, despite his efforts to avoid hi

Question 7

Into which empire were the Hellenistic cities absorbed?

Accepted Answer

A) The Byzantine Empire 
B) The Roman Empire 
C) The Persian Empire 
D) The Adriatic Empire 
A) The Byzantine Empire 
B) The Roman Empire 
C) The Persian Empire 
D) The Adriatic Empire

Question 8

Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King?

Accepted Answer

A) Scopas 
B) Aeschylus 
C) Sophocles 
D) Thucydides 
A) Scopas 
B) Aeschylus 
C) Sophocles 
D) Thucydides

Question 9

_______________________ Female statues used as columns to support a roof

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Female statues used as columns to...

Question 10

How did Hellenistic art differ from Classical art?

Accepted Answer

Whereas the artists of the Classical Per

Question 11

_______________________ A primitive system of justice which requires "blood for blood."

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ A primitive system of justice which...

Question 12

_______________________ Daughter of Agamemnon; rescued by Artemis

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Daughter of Agamemnon; rescued by Artemis...

Question 13

What was the relationship between religion and theater in Classical Greece?

Accepted Answer

A) It provided a model for right moral conduct. 
B) Theater was considered to be a religious ritual. 
C) Religious leaders opposed the decadence of the theater. 
D) Dramatists relied on the ecclesia for material. 
A) It provided a model for right moral conduct. 
B) Theater was considered to be a religious ritual. 
C) Religious leaders opposed the decadence of the theater. 
D) Dramatists relied on the ecclesia for material.

Question 14

_______________________ The main character in Euripides' The Suppliant Women.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ The main character in Euripides' The...

Question 15

Who was the first important Athenian tragic dramatist author of the Oresteia trilogy)?

Accepted Answer

A) Sophocles 
B) Euripides 
C) Aeschylus 
D) Sappho 
A) Sophocles 
B) Euripides 
C) Aeschylus 
D) Sappho

Question 16

What were the similarities between Plato's and Aristotle's views about music?

Accepted Answer

Both Plato and Aristotle believed in the

Question 17

According to Aristotle, what caused the downfall of tragic heroes?

Accepted Answer

A) The petty bickering of the gods 
B) A character flaw or miscalculation 
C) The deceit of family members 
D) Ignorance or lack of information 
A) The petty bickering of the gods 
B) A character flaw or miscalculation 
C) The deceit of family members 
D) Ignorance or lack of information

Question 18

What is the subject of the frieze on the Altar to Zeus at Pergamum?

Accepted Answer

A) The battle of the gods and giants 
B) The creation of the world 
C) The rise to power of Alexander the Great 
D) The war between Athens and Sparta 
A) The battle of the gods and giants 
B) The creation of the world 
C) The rise to power of Alexander the Great 
D) The war between Athens and Sparta

Question 19

How did the actions of Athens create strife within the Delian League?

Accepted Answer

The Athenians used money from the treasu

Question 20

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?

Accepted Answer

A) Apollo 
B) Zeus 
C) Athena 
D) Minerva 
A) Apollo 
B) Zeus 
C) Athena 
D) Minerva

Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?

What story was told by the Laocoön sculpture?

What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?

_______________________ Directing council of the Athenian Assembly

What events do Plato's works the Apology, the Crito, and Phaedo record?

According to Aristotle, why did Oedipus deserve to suffer for his actions?

Into which empire were the Hellenistic cities absorbed?

Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King?

_______________________ Female statues used as columns to support a roof

How did Hellenistic art differ from Classical art?

_______________________ A primitive system of justice which requires "blood for blood."

_______________________ Daughter of Agamemnon; rescued by Artemis

What was the relationship between religion and theater in Classical Greece?

_______________________ The main character in Euripides' The Suppliant Women.

Who was the first important Athenian tragic dramatist author of the Oresteia trilogy)?

What were the similarities between Plato's and Aristotle's views about music?

According to Aristotle, what caused the downfall of tragic heroes?

What is the subject of the frieze on the Altar to Zeus at Pergamum?

How did the actions of Athens create strife within the Delian League?

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?

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Exam 3: Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?

What story was told by the Laocoön sculpture?

What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?

_______________________ Directing council of the Athenian Assembly

What events do Plato's works the Apology, the Crito, and Phaedo record?

According to Aristotle, why did Oedipus deserve to suffer for his actions?

Into which empire were the Hellenistic cities absorbed?

Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King?

_______________________ Female statues used as columns to support a roof

How did Hellenistic art differ from Classical art?

_______________________ A primitive system of justice which requires "blood for blood."

_______________________ Daughter of Agamemnon; rescued by Artemis

What was the relationship between religion and theater in Classical Greece?

_______________________ The main character in Euripides' The Suppliant Women.

Who was the first important Athenian tragic dramatist author of the Oresteia trilogy)?

What were the similarities between Plato's and Aristotle's views about music?

According to Aristotle, what caused the downfall of tragic heroes?

What is the subject of the frieze on the Altar to Zeus at Pergamum?

How did the actions of Athens create strife within the Delian League?

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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